The Republican-run Senate has  rejected US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, setting up a veto fight and dealing him a conspicuous rebuke as he tested how boldly he could ignore Congress in pursuit of his highest-profile goal. The Senate voted 59-41 to cancel Trump’s February proclamation of a border emergency, which he invoked to spend $USD3.6 billion more for border barriers than Congress had approved. Twelve Republicans joined Democrats in defying Trump in a showdown many GOP senators had hoped to avoid because he commands die-hard loyalty from millions of conservative voters who could punish defecting legislators in next year’s elections.

Poor old Donald; he still can't get used to the idea that he's not running his own business, and can't do exactly as he likes.

Trump was n 9 news today, saying he'd given Theresa  May advice on negociating a Brexit deal.

One of Donald's best tweets after the Mueller Report was submitted:

I personally think that the desire of some Democrats to impeach Trump are barking up the wrong tree, and could well have an opposite result to their intention, as Trump could twit on about his opponents being jealous or whatever .

In my view it would be far better to keep arguing for, and concentrate on arguing a sensible response . By doing so, more Congressional Republican Reps and Senators will eventually vote Trump down. It is counter productive to try for impeachment now.

Regards, Radioman

Financier Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in the US on a whole raft of criminal charges involving the alleged abuse of young women.  He's a good friend of Trump and Bill Clinton....

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-08/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-charges-underage-girls/11286876

And how creepy is this New York Magazine article from 2002?  Both sides of US politics look shady as:
http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/

Bill and Hillary Clinton will be breathing a sigh of relief...

The sewer is deep and many at the top are in it.

Epstein likes to tell people that he’s a loner, a man who’s never touched alcohol or drugs, and one whose nightlife is far from energetic. And yet if you talk to Donald Trump, a different Epstein emerges. “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,” Trump booms from a speakerphone. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”

Trump recently said he hadn't spoken to Jeffrey Epstein since 2003.

So he uses people and keeps relationships for as long as it's convenient - how very much like a politician.

So he uses people and keeps relationships for as long as it's convenient - how very much like a politician.

You do know how many times he's gone bankrupt?
6 and hasn't payed cent, its been on his largely middle class investors

So he uses people and keeps relationships for as long as it's convenient - how very much like a politician.

You do know how many times he's gone bankrupt?
6 and hasn't payed cent, its been on his largely middle class investors

Who cares, there's a statistic like one in three US millionaires has been bankrupt at least once.

Hate the game, not the player.

Who cares, there's a statistic like one in three US millionaires has been bankrupt at least once.

Hate the game, not the player.

You'd well be aware I hate both the retrace of capitalism as your aware and its ringmasters. Each time its been the same old people that have had to bail him out, the middle class who end up losing everything and the retires naive enough to invest in him. A good one to look up is the fallout from his Casinos in new jersey, that paints the picture.

Hate what allows it to happen and the people that abuse it.

Hate the game, not the player.

Hate the game, not the player.

Both is an option.

The game is broken AND Trump is a slimeball (probably a paedophiliac slimeball at that).

Sitting here in Australia, I really don't give a rat's about all that other than to say I'm extremely happy that someone is taking on China's refusal to follow WTO rules. I wholly-agree with that in fact. I'm really overjoyed that someone is finally tackling an ascendant China whose refusal to play the game as we do is the only reason why they're there. In that respect Trump has the gonads that Obama lacked.